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Win Min Than (Burmese: ဝင်းမင်းသန်း; born 1983), also known as Ah Win (Burmese: အဝင်း) or Glow Nation, is a Burmese beauty blogger. [1][2] She runs the beauty blog and Facebook page Yangon In My Heart. [3] Ah Win contributes to several beauty programs on local TV. [4] She is featured in The Myanmar Times 's ...
Voice of America (VOA or VoA) is an international radio broadcasting state media network funded by the United States of America. It is the largest and oldest of the U.S. international broadcasters. [4] [5] [6] VOA produces digital, TV, and radio content in 48 languages, which it distributes to affiliate stations around the world. [7]
The print, broadcast and online mass media in Burma (also known as Myanmar) has undergone strict censorship and regulation since the 1962 Burmese coup d'état. The constitution provides for freedom of speech and the press; however, the government prohibits the exercise of these rights in practice. Reporters Without Borders ranked Burma 174th ...
rfa.org. Radio Free Asia (RFA) is an American government -funded non-profit corporation operating a news service that broadcasts radio programs and publishes online news, information, and commentary for its audiences in Asia. [5][6][7][8] The service, which provides editorially independent reporting, [6][7][8][9][10][11] has the stated mission ...
Unknown. The 8888 Uprising, [a] also known as the People Power Uprising[b] and the 1988 Uprising, [c] was a series of nationwide protests, [9] marches, and riots [10] in Burma (present-day Myanmar) that peaked in August 1988. Key events occurred on 8 August 1988 and therefore it is commonly known as the "8888 Uprising". [11]
The number of Rohingya refugees in the U.S. has increased significantly since 2014. In 2015, the number of Refugees from Myanmar jumped from 650 to 2,573. Another 2,173 Rohingya refugees arrived in 2016. President Obama removed the sanctions originally imposed on Myanmar which enabled the U.S. to help more refugees.
The Karen conflict is an armed conflict in Kayin State, Myanmar (formerly known as Karen State, Burma). It is part of the wider internal conflict in Myanmar between the military government and various minority groups. Karen nationalists have been fighting for an independent state, known as Kawthoolei, since 1949. [ 10 ]
Myanmar civil war (2021–present) (per AAPP, February 2022). [40] The Myanmar Civil War (Burmese: မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ ပြည်တွင်းစစ်), [m] also known as the Burmese Civil War, Burmese Spring Revolution, or People's Defensive War, is an ongoing civil war following Myanmar's long-running insurgencies ...